title: The setting process of a glass ionomer dental cement investigated by an electric conductance method.
abstract: The setting time of glass ionomer cement should be controlled accurately. If it sets too rapidly, the crystal formation is disturbed and broken up during the mixing of the cement. We studied the kinetics of the setting of a glass ionomer dental cement by an electric conductance method and found that the rate of setting is directly proportional to the increase of the power to liquid ratio (P/L).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Amsterdam, JH van 't Hoff Instituut, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wiegman-Ho
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ketelaar
mesh_terms: D000538:Aluminum Silicates / Q000737:chemistry*; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements / Q000737:chemistry*; D008422:Materials Testing / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016062:Porosity; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; C039733:Chemfil